PCIe SSD (Solid State Drive) Validation Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: PCIe SSD (Solid State Drive) Validation Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract PCIe SSD (Solid State Drive) Validation Engineer with our client located in Santa Clara, CA.

Job Responsibilities:

• Execute PCIe validation:
• Execute Gen4/Gen5/Gen6 link and protocol tests across different platforms and system configurations.
• Validate SSD behavior under abnormal and corner conditions & provide periodic PCIe validation readouts for critical program milestones.
• Collaborate:
• Triage failures from regression, bring up, and customer scenarios; correlate PCIe traces, NVMe/OCP logs, and system logs.
• Partner with FW, HW, and systems teams to root cause and verify fixes, and roll improvements back into the test suite.
• PCIe tools:
• Leverage PCIe analyzers/exercisers for trace capture, error injection.
• Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, BERTs, and related tools (as needed) to support signal and protocol level debug.
• Test Roadmap & Leadership:
• Lead coverage improvements based on lessons learned, standardize PCIe test APIs, logs, and reporting for reuse across products & share PCIe debug and test BKMs.
  
  
  

Job Qualifications:

• 6 years’ experience in SSD, storage, or PCIe centric validation / bring up (or equivalent embedded / high speed I/O domain).
• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• Comfortable with Python (or similar) for test and tooling development; able to work effectively in Linux based validation environments.
• Experience with CI / regression infrastructure (e.g., Jenkins, Git based workflows) for large scale test execution.
• Hands on experience using PCIe analyzers/exercisers (e.g., Teledyne/LeCroy, Keysight, or similar) for trace capture and debug is a plus
• Strong debug skills across HW/FW/system boundaries is a plus
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to present findings, trade offs, and recommendations to engineering and program teams.
• Highly self motivated, detail oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast paced development environment.
  
  
  

Job Details:

• Job Type: Contract
• Pay Range: $70 - $75/hour.
• Location: Santa Clara, CA (Onsite).
  
  
  

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.